Improvement in rakes for harvesting-machines



L.-P.BRADY. BAKER FOR REAPINGMAGHINE-S.

No. 30,908, Patentd Dec. 18, 1860.

NITED STATES ATENT Fries.

LEWIS P. BRADY, OF MOUNT JOY, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN RAKES FOR HARVESTING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 30,908, dated December18, 1860.

.To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEwIs P. BRADY, of Mount Joy, in the county ofLancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefuldevice for operating the rake to be attached to reaping-machines; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of its appli"cation to the ordinary platform of reapers.

Fig. 2 is a profile elevation of the rake raised, showing the relativeposition of the parts; Fig. 3, the same when the rake is down on theplatform. i Fig. 4 are enlarged views of my device in detail, separatedin part.

The novelty of my device consists, mainly,

in the construction of the rake-handle E. The

end of the handle or rake-shaft E has a vertical motion on its pivot inthe slotted swivel (l, which swivel is supported by and turns in an arm,I), attached to the top of the archsupport or upper bearing, A, for avertical shaft, around which is the eogged wheel I, shifting-lever L.This shaft rests on an arched step, K and when in gear receives itsmotion from the pinion J. As shown, the pinion is connected to the axleof the machine on which it is employedthat is, the axleof the tractionor driving wheel of the reaper. On the top of the revolving and verticalshaft there is a cranloarm, B, having a perpendicular pin, H, with orwithout friction-rollers around it and Y on its upper end. This pin H isconfined in its motions in the long slot formed by the rod G, bent atright angles at each end, and said ends affixed to the side of therake-handle E,-

as shown, Figs. 4 and. 6. On the top of the rake-hamllelfi is theoverlapping bent band F,

againstthc' under side of which the upright shaft or pin H operates inraising the handle E.

The operation is as follows: The upright crank-pin H, being confined inthe open slot formed by the rod G and rake-handle E in its movementsback and forth in its revolution with the crank-arm B, is alternatelybrought under the plate F. Consequently whenthe 'rake is down on theplatform, as shown by ceding, presses against the side of the rakehandleand pushes it back over the platform, dislodging its contents, which,when fully cleared, brings the top of the pin I-I under the revolvingshaft with its crank-arm, gearing, and shifting-lever; nor do I claimsuch as any part of my invention. f

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The overlapping plate F on the rake-handle E and the guide-rod G on itsside, in combination with the slotted swivel C and perpenranged in themanner described, for the purpose specified.

LEWIS P. BRADY.

Vitnesses: I

' S. G. 1VIUSSER,

J ACOB STAUFFER.

Fig. 3,'the'pin H, in coming forward and relifting-plate F, againstwhich it now presses,

I am aware that there is no noveltyin the dicular crank-pin H, whencombined and ar I

